An Analysis of the Economic Impact of the AN/APS-134 FLAR (Forward Looking Airborne Radar) Retrofit on Coast Guard HC-130 Aircraft.

Abstract

Concern over the growing drug smuggling problem and improved national defense capability are manifest in the need for a new forward looking airborne radar (FLAR) for Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft, with a capability of detecting a target of 1 square meter radar cross section. This thesis reexamines the analysis that selected the AN/APS-134 FLAR over other contenders based on mission need, radar performance and life cycle cost criteria. This thesis presents a better understanding of the resulting HC-130 force structure based on the impact of FLAR technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152619

Entities

People

  • R. E. Dunn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Coast Guard
  • Detection
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Search And Rescue
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies